diff --git a/_templates/layout.html b/_templates/layout.html
index 1fcd0677422a0ab4225ede80cbd539f9dcd904b2..20bea6f4b1637819f3f06b4bf2e50e6bede3a8e6 100644
--- a/_templates/layout.html
+++ b/_templates/layout.html
@@ -56,9 +56,11 @@
                 </div>
             </aside>
             {% endif %}
+            {% if announcement_message != '' %}
             <aside class="bd-header-announcement" aria-label="Announcement">
                 <div class="bd-header-announcement__content">{{ announcement_message }}</div>
             </aside>
+            {% endif %}
         `;
     }